Sulfur-burner.



No. 886,948." PATENTED MAY 5, A1903.

SULFUR BURNER. APILIGATION FILED JUNE s, i907 a l: a ce a 5 sa o 5 Q u12min c o o o o :L o 0 -O C"`I lo z C o 0 O i o o d 0 o B c o o :zr

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JOHN F. CONRAD, OF DORRANOETON, PENNSYLVANIA.

SULFUR-BURNER.

Application filed June 6,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN F. CONRAD, a citizen of the United States,residing at Dorranceton, in the county of Luzerne and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inSulfur-Burners and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description ofthe in vention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

This invention relates to im rovements in ap liances adapted for the voatilization of su fur as a fungicide, and the object in view is theready and effectual regulation of the distribution of sulfur fumes.

IVith this and other objects in view, the invention comprises atwo-compartment container, a heating apparatus arranged in one of saidcompartments, the other compartment being adapted to be supplied withsulfur, the second mentioned compartment having its walls rovided withdistributing apertures or pe orations, and means being provided forcontrolling the volatilization of the sulfur.

The invention comprises certain other novel features of construction andcombination as will be hereinafter fully specified and claimed.

In the accompanying drawing:*Figure 1 is a perspective view of oneembodiment of the present invention. Fig. 2 is Aa longitudinal,vertical, central section thereof.

Referring to the drawings by numerals, 1 indicates a suitable containerwhich is preferably cylindrical and which is divided into alowercompartment 2 and an upper com artment 3 by a partition 4, saidpartition orming a floor of the upper compartment. The lower compartment2 is provided with a suitable door 5 affording access to an alcoholstove or other heating apparatus 6 and the upper compartment 3 isprovided with a door 7 affording access thereto. The door 7, furtherserves as a means for regulating the volatilization of the sulfur aswill be hereinafter pointed out. The walls of the compartment 2, nearthe lower end thereof, are provided with air intake apertures S, andnear the upper end with air discharge apertures 9 9.

The walls of the chamber 3 are formed with apertures 10, 10 which arepreferably Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 5, 1908.

1907. Serial No. 377,629.

v arranged in rings about the body of the receptacle 1 and extenddownwardly to a point near the lower edge of the door 7. Any desirednumber of the a ertures 10 may be provided, but by reference arelatively great number is emp oyed, and the apertures are madecomparatively small so that the sulfurous fumes will be discharged insmall streams, and as evenly distributed as ossible. In order to carryout the idea o' even distribution of the sulfurous fumes, the cover orroof of the compartment 3 is provided with apertures 11, 11 in anydesired number.

The container 1 is preferably provided with a bail 12 having a handle 13facilitating the carrying of the container from place to place.

In operation, a supply of sulfur is placed within the compartment 3 andthe door 7 is closed and retained in a closed condition by any suitablecatch as illustrated. The alcohol lamp 6 or other combustion apparatusis lighted and is permitted to burn as long as desired. One of theessential features of the present invention is the regulation of thevolatilization of the sulfur which is accomplished by means ofadjustment of the door 7. By opening the door 7 to a greater or lessextent, the admission of air may be regulated and the volatilization ofthe sulfur correspondingly regulated, and by such regulation the desireddischarge of sulfurous fumes may be controlled to a nicety, the fumesbeing discharged in a comparatively highly agitated condition, whichinsures the destruction of mildew or other bacterial and fungoid growthsof plant diseases.

It is to be noted that the present invention is especially well adapted,for use in green houses, and the relatively small apertures areemployed for permitting the discharge of sulfurous fumes and preventingthe discharge of copious quantities of fumes which wouId occur if otherapertures were employed.

What I claim is 1. In an apparatus ofthe class described, a containerfor sulfur, means for producing the volatilization of sulfur within saidcontainer, means for regulating volatilization of sulfur within thecontainer, and a handle for carrying the container, the walls of thecontainer bein formed with a plurality of relatively smal apertures.

2. In an apparatus of the class described, a container, a partitionarranged therein dividing the Container into upper and lower com-Compartment and the supply of air to the partlinent's7 a heatingapparatus arranged in heating apparatus. 10 the lower compartment, theupper eompart- In testimony whereof I affix my signature ment beingadapted to Contain sulfurl and in presence of twowitnesses.

5 the walls of the upper compartment being JOHN F. CONRAD.

formed with relatively small apertures, and Witnesses: independent andadjustable means for regu- BENJAMIN DORRANCE, lating the Volatilzationof sulfur in the upper ANNE DORRANCE.

